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Image Backup and Recovery Procedures

Thank you for purchasing a Fujitsu computer. Fujitsu is committed to bringing you the best computing experience with your new system. It is very important that you create DVD copies of your Recovery Image and Bootable Disc before beginning to use your system. To do so, follow the instructions in the "Creating a Backup of Bootable Disc and Recovery Image" section of this document. It is also important that you create a copy of the software that is essential for your system to access the internet (hereafter called "essential access software") to external writable media or an external drive. To do so, follow the instructions in the "Creating a Backup of the Essential Access Software" section.

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MAKING BACKUPS OF THE RECOVERY IMAGE AND SOFTWARE

Creating a Backup of Bootable Disc and Recovery Image

When you purchased your new system, a copy of the recovery image was loaded into a hidden partition on your hard disk drive. Having a copy of the recovery image available to you means that in the event of system failure, you will be able to restore it and re-install the essential access software using Fujitsu Software Auto Installer. To make a copy of the recovery image to DVD discs, you will need three or four blank discs to create the copy. Please take note that you are allowed to create the recovery image DVD for one time ONLY. After creating the copy, be sure to label the discs and keep them in a safe place to ensure that they do not get damaged.

Note: If your system does not have an internal writable DVD drive, connect your system to an external drive* before beginning the following steps.

1. Launch System Restore and Recovery from the desktop icon. It will allow you to create the Bootable Disc and the Recovery Image Disc Set.

2. In "Step 1: Please select a media type for Recovery Disc.": a. Select Factory Image recovery disc sets. b. Select recordable drive and media type. c. Take note of the number of discs that are needed for the set. d. Click Next to proceed.

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Image Backup and Recovery for Windows 7 3. In "Step 2: Confirm your Recovery Disc.", click Next.

4. In "Step 3: Making Recovery Disc.", follow the on-screen instructions to make the disc or disc set, then click Start. It takes approximately 20 minutes to make one disc.

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5. In "Step 4: Making Recovery Disc process has been completed.", when the disc creation is completed, a message appears. Click Finish to exit the program.

* DEPENDING UPON YOUR OPTICAL DRIVE AND MEDIA FORMAT USED, SOME MEDIA TYPES MAY BE INCOMPATIBLE FOR CREATING IMAGE BACKUPS.

Creating a Backup of the Essential Access Software

When you purchased your new system, a "Fujitsu Software Extractor" shortcut was loaded to "C:\Fujitsu\Drivers\AutoInstaller\". This shortcut allows you to save the software driver packages along with the extracted Auto Installer software package to a selected location. It is recommended that you save these packages to writable media or an external drive. This ensures that in the event of system failure you will be able to re-install the essential access software.

1. Open the C:\Fujitsu\Drivers\AutoInstaller\ folder 2. Run "Fujitsu Software Extractor" as an Administrator

a. Right-click on Fujitsu Software Extractor. b. Select the "Run as Administrator" option from the menu that is displayed. 3. The default save location is C:\Fujitsu\AutoInstaller\Drivers\. You can change the location by clicking on the Browse button and selecting your preferred location.

Note: It is recommended that you change the default location and save the software packages to the external writable media or drive.

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Image Backup and Recovery for Windows 7 4. Click on the Save Packages button. 5. Fujitsu Software Extractor copies the zipped software packages and Readme files, and

extracts the Auto Installer folder to the selected location.

Note: The extracted Auto Installer will later be used to install the software automatically on the system, in the event the system is recovered with the generic image where the software is not pre-installed in the image.

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SYSTEM RECOVERY WHEN THE HARD DRIVE IS STILL ACCESSIBLE

Using the Recovery and Utility Tools

The Recovery and Utility tools consist of a variety of tools that will help you recover your system, diagnose your hardware and delete the data from your hard disk.

Methods for Accessing the Utilities

Recovery and Utility Tools are preinstalled in a hidden partition by the factory, or they can be accessed by using the bootable disc.

Note: The Recovery and Utility tools may be deleted from your hard disk drive if you modify the partitions. If that occurs, you will not be able to use the hidden partition for booting to Recovery and Utility Tools, but you will still be able to boot from the Bootable Disc.

Determining Whether Recovery and Utility is Pre-loaded

1. Turn on or reboot your system. When the Fujitsu logo appears, press the F12 key.

----Boot Menu Application Menu------------------------1. Drive0 HDD: 2. CD/DVD Drive: 3. NETWORK:

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(*Actual screen display varies between models.)

2. Use the Tab key to get to the Application Menu.

-----Boot Menu Application Menu----------------------1. BIOS Setup 2. Diagnostic Screen 3. Recovery and Utility 4. Diagnostic Program

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(*Actual screen display varies between models.)

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3. Check whether the Recovery and Utility option is present. If it is not present, it means that the utility must be used from the Bootable Disc. Proceed to the "Running Recovery and Utility from the Bootable Disc" section if Recovery and Utility is unavailable.

-----Boot Menu Application Menu----------------------1. BIOS Setup 2. Diagnostic Screen 3. Recovery and Utility 4. Diagnostic Program

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(*Actual screen display varies between models.)

Running Recovery and Utility from Hard Disk

1. Turn on or reboot your system. When the Fujitsu logo appears, press the F12 key.

----Boot Menu Application Menu------------------------1. Drive0 HDD: 2. CD/DVD Drive: 3. NETWORK:

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(*Actual screen display varies between models.)

2. Use the Tab key to get to the Application Menu. 3. Cursor down to Recovery and Utility and press the Enter key.

-----Boot Menu Application Menu----------------------1. BIOS Setup 2. Diagnostic Screen 3. Recovery and Utility 4. Diagnostic Program

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(*Actual screen display varies between models.)

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Image Backup and Recovery for Windows 7 4. The recovery environment initializes, then the System Recovery Options appears. Select a

keyboard input method and click Next.

5. Select an operating system to recover, then click Next.

6. Select user name and enter the password, click OK. 7. Click Recovery and Utility. 8

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